1*49646Scael.\" Copyright (c) 1983, 1991 The Regents of the University of California. 236757Sbostic.\" All rights reserved. 320835Smckusick.\" 4*49646Scael.\" %sccs.include.redist.roff% 520835Smckusick.\" 6*49646Scael.\" @(#)networks.5 6.5 (Berkeley) 05/10/91 736757Sbostic.\" 8*49646Scael.Dd 9*49646Scael.Dt NETWORKS 5 10*49646Scael.Os BSD 4.2 11*49646Scael.Sh NAME 12*49646Scael.Nm networks 13*49646Scael.Nd network name data base 14*49646Scael.Sh DESCRIPTION 1520835SmckusickThe 16*49646Scael.Xr networks 1720835Smckusickfile contains information regarding 18*49646Scaelthe known networks which comprise the 19*49646Scael.Tn DARPA 20*49646ScaelInternet. 2120835SmckusickFor each network a single line should be present with the following information: 22*49646Scael.Bd -unfilled -offset indent 2320835Smckusickofficial network name 2420835Smckusicknetwork number 2520835Smckusickaliases 26*49646Scael.Ed 27*49646Scael.Pp 2820835SmckusickItems are separated by any number of blanks and/or tab characters. 2920835SmckusickA ``#'' indicates the beginning of a comment; characters up to the end of 3020835Smckusickthe line are not interpreted by routines which search the file. 3120835SmckusickThis file is normally created from the official network data base 32*49646Scaelmaintained at the Network Information Control Center 33*49646Scael.Pq Tn NIC , 34*49646Scaelthough local 3520835Smckusickchanges may be required to bring it up to date regarding unofficial aliases 3620835Smckusickand/or unknown networks. 37*49646Scael.Pp 3820835SmckusickNetwork number may be specified in the conventional 39*49646Scael``.'' (dot) notation using the 40*49646Scael.Xr inet_network 3 41*49646Scaelroutine 4220835Smckusickfrom the Internet address manipulation library, 43*49646Scael.Xr inet 3 . 4420835SmckusickNetwork names may contain any printable character other than a field 4520835Smckusickdelimiter, newline, or comment character. 46*49646Scael.Sh FILES 47*49646Scael.Bl -tag -width /etc/networks -compact 48*49646Scael.It Pa /etc/networks 49*49646ScaelThe 50*49646Scael.Nm networks 51*49646Scaelfile resides in 52*49646Scael.Pa /etc . 53*49646Scael.El 54*49646Scael.Sh SEE ALSO 55*49646Scael.Xr getnetent 3 56*49646Scael.Sh BUGS 5720835SmckusickA name server should be used instead of a static file. 58*49646Scael.Sh HISTORY 59*49646ScaelThe 60*49646Scael.Nm 61*49646Scaelfile format appeared in 62*49646Scael.Bx 4.2 . 63